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 Xorg vs Xfree there are a number of posts about switching from xfree to xorg the question is, I have been running xfree 4.3.0.1 for years with zero problems, and am just curious as to why moving to xorg is a good thing to do? --- Web: www.sol4.net Jabber: TheMartian@jabber.org.au Block List: sol4.net/spam_blocks.shtml Powered by Apples and Penguins      |
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02-21-2008, 09:11 AM
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| Re: Xorg vs Xfree TheMartian wrote: > > there are a number of posts about switching from xfree to xorg > > the question is, > > I have been running xfree 4.3.0.1 for years with zero problems, and am > just curious as to why moving to xorg is a good thing to do? > Keep in mind that Xorg is not a rewrite of the X server in Gentoo. It is basically a fork of XFree which means that you should essentially just consider it to be a newer version of the X server. The version tree branches at some point after XFree86 4.3, and the next version you install can either be XFree86 4.4, or Xorg. Looking at it in that light it's almost more of a name-change than anything else. Of course under the hood there's a license difference, a philosophical change and all kinds of other stuff that's the legend of flame-wars. I haven't had any problems going from XFree to XOrg and I don't suspect the number of complaints emerging from this scenario would be any different than the number of complaints from people going from XFree 4.3 to 4.4. That said, you probably should at some point upgrade since 4.3 is pretty old stuff by now. Durk |
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02-21-2008, 09:11 AM
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| Re: Xorg vs Xfree On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 13:18:01 +1100, TheMartian wrote: > > there are a number of posts about switching from xfree to xorg > > the question is, > > I have been running xfree 4.3.0.1 for years with zero problems, and am > just curious as to why moving to xorg is a good thing to do? > Upgrading is _usually_ not dangerous. However, if things run fine the way they are, then why go through the hassle? Every upgrade carries a small risk of something breaking. I would review the Changelog and Features document for Xorg and base your decision on whether or not you need it. One caveat. The farther you get from current, the greater the risk of something breaking in the future. Newer programs may become incompatible with older versions of X or use library functions in a different manner causing hard-to-trace failures. Also, the upgrade path becomes more dicey as you get farther away. But, despite all the warnings, the other posters are correct. If you are concerned, back up / fully before attempting the upgrade and see how it goes! Good luck |
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02-21-2008, 09:13 AM
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| Re: Xorg vs Xfree Peter wrote: > On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 13:18:01 +1100, TheMartian wrote: > >> >> there are a number of posts about switching from xfree to xorg >> >> the question is, >> >> I have been running xfree 4.3.0.1 for years with zero problems, and am >> just curious as to why moving to xorg is a good thing to do? >> > > Upgrading is _usually_ not dangerous. However, if things run fine the way > they are, then why go through the hassle? Every upgrade carries a small > risk of something breaking. I would review the Changelog and Features > document for Xorg and base your decision on whether or not you need it. > > One caveat. The farther you get from current, the greater the risk of > something breaking in the future. Newer programs may become incompatible > with older versions of X or use library functions in a different manner > causing hard-to-trace failures. Also, the upgrade path becomes more dicey > as you get farther away. > > But, despite all the warnings, the other posters are correct. If you are > concerned, back up / fully before attempting the upgrade and see how it > goes! > > Good luck Actually isn't there a portage command to un-install (unmerge) a package AND save it as a binary package so it can be re-installed later if necessary. (or is my memory playing tricks) |
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02-21-2008, 09:13 AM
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| Re: Xorg vs Xfree So anyway, it was like, 04:40 CET Feb 08 2005, you know? Oh, and, yeah, ken was all like, "Dude, > Actually isn't there a portage command to un-install (unmerge) a > package AND save it as a binary package so it can be re-installed > later if necessary. (or is my memory playing tricks) Dunno about a combo, but 'man quickpkg'. -- Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. Perth ---> * 08:35:05 up 106 days, 21:01, 11 users, load average: 1.98, 0.77, 0.28 Linux 2.6.9 x86_64 GNU/Linux Registered Linux user #261729 |
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